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November 20th

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580 Notable birthdays

Dora Ratjen

German high jumper (1918–2008).

Born November 20th, 1918 in Erichshof.

Died April 22nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Bremen. [ref]

William Painter

American inventor (1838–1906).

Born November 20th, 1838 in Maryland.

Died July 15th, 1906 at 67 years old in Baltimore.

Eero Mäntyranta

Finnish cross-country skier.

Born November 20th, 1937 in Pello. [ref]

Died December 30th, 2013 at 76 years old in Oulu (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Gary Karr

American musician (1941–2025).

Born November 20th, 1941 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died July 16th, 2025 at 83 years old in Victoria. [ref]

Pete Rademacher

American boxer (1928-2020).

Born November 20th, 1928 in Tieton.

Died June 4th, 2020 at 91 years old in Sandusky (dementia). [ref]

Dario Nardella

Italian politician (born 1975).

Born November 20th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Torre del Greco.

Ryan Bowen

American basketball player/coach.

Born November 20th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Fort Madison.

Hong Joon-pyo

South korean politician (born 1953).

Born November 20th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Changnyeong County.

Achim Beierlorzer

German association football player and association football manager.

Born November 20th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Erlangen.

León Gieco

Argentine singer, songwriter.

Born November 20th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Santa Fe Province, Cañada Rosquín.

Francisco Rufete

Spanish football player/director.

Born November 20th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Benejúzar.

Juha Mieto

Finnish cross country skier and politician.

Born November 20th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kurikka.

Lev Polugaevsky

Chess player (1934–1995).

Born November 20th, 1934 in Mogilev.

Died August 30th, 1995 at 60 years old in Paris (brain cancer).

Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg

German diplomat who served as the last german ambassador to the soviet union before operation barbarossa.

Born November 20th, 1875 in Kemberg.

Died November 10th, 1944 at 68 years old in Berlin, Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).

Sessi D'Almeida

Beninese footballer.

Born November 20th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Bordeaux.

James Collip

Canadian biochemist, part of group that isolated insulin (1892–1965).

Born November 20th, 1892 in Belleville. [ref]

Died June 19th, 1965 at 72 years old in London.

Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin

Belarusian orthodox rabbi (1816–1893).

Born November 20th, 1816 in Mir.

Died August 10th, 1893 at 76 years old in Warsaw.

Fran Perea

Spanish actor and singer.

Born November 20th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Málaga.

Zeffie Tilbury

English actress (1863–1950).

Born November 20th, 1863 in Paddington.

Died July 24th, 1950 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.

Ulf Lundell

Swedish rock singer, songwriter and writer.

Born November 20th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Högalid Parish.

Frédéric Veseli

Association football player.

Born November 20th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Renens.

Andrés Vombergar

Association football player.

Born November 20th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Villa Luzuriaga.

Leonard Jimmie Savage

American mathematician (1917–1971).

Born November 20th, 1917 in Detroit. [ref]

Died November 1st, 1971 at 53 years old in New Haven.

Judith Magre

French actress.

Born November 20th, 1926 (age 99 years) in Montier-en-Der.

Luka Stepančić

Croatian handball player.

Born November 20th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Pula.

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